Whether you're applying to the Civil Service for the first time, going for promotion, or making a lateral move - practical, assessor-informed guides and personal coaching to help you pass your sift and interview from AO all the way to G7.
Paste your behaviour answer and get an instant score out of 7 - the same scale Civil Service sifters use. Find out exactly where you stand before you submit.
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Scored conservatively. Calibrated the same way a real sifter scores. A 5 or above means your answer is genuinely strong.
Candidates have secured roles from AO to Grade 7 using these guides and services - including first-time applicants, promotions, and lateral moves
These resources and guides are incredibly helpful and useful for Civil Service applications. They help reduce ambiguity and increase your confidence during the application process. I would highly recommend these resources!
The feedback has been very clear, direct and actionable. This is important for me as a neurodivergent person. Your suggestions and rewrites were accessible and easy to apply. The personal statement review helped me pass the sift stage, and the structural insights on STAR format reshaped how I approached the behaviour examples for interview.
The application review has been very thorough, with a faster than expected turnaround. It has been especially helpful to see what is expected of me at the G7 grade. I feel a lot more confident going through the sift process. I would highly recommend this service.
I cannot recommend the Civil Service Accelerator enough. Going into my assessment interview process, I was feeling incredibly anxious, but this service completely took that worry away. The communication was outstanding - always kind, highly responsive, and quick to answer every single query. The combination of extremely detailed written and video feedback made it so easy to understand exactly where I needed to improve. I finally have a clear grasp of what is expected on the Behaviours I'll be assessed on. Outstanding service!
Application reviews and interview coaching from an ex-sifter and interviewer.
Most people know their answers could be better. The problem is they don't know exactly what to fix - and generic advice doesn't help. Being told your impact isn't clear enough doesn't tell you what to write instead.
Whether you're applying to the Civil Service for the first time, going for a promotion, or making a lateral move into a new department or role - the sift and interview process is the same, and the same things trip people up at every stage.
I give you specific, actionable feedback based on real sifting and interviewing experience. Not guesswork.
"Most people fail Civil Service interviews for one of two reasons: their structure falls apart under pressure, or their answer lacks the depth and complexity the panel is looking for at that grade. Understanding the questions, structuring your answer, and hitting the criteria - that's what my coaching is built around."
Civil Service Career AcceleratorPlease get in touch at least 1 week before your deadline. Strengthening your evidence usually means I need to ask you follow-up questions first, and there often isn't enough time to do that properly if you contact me only a day or two before you submit or attend interview.
Send me your written behaviour answer and I'll return detailed, specific feedback on exactly what to improve, what is missing, and how to strengthen it. You do the rewriting.
Send me your behaviour answer and the evidence behind it. I will return a fully rewritten example at the correct grade level, ready to submit. You do not need to do anything else.
A full review and rewrite of your personal statement, structured to score against the criteria and pass the sift.
Not sure if your examples are strong enough for interview? Send me your written behaviour answers and I will return detailed feedback on whether each example is the right one, pitched at the right level, and structured to score at panel.
Send me your behaviour answers and the evidence behind them. I will return fully rewritten examples at the correct grade level, ready to deliver at interview. You walk in knowing your answers are right.
Record yourself answering a behaviour question as you would in the room. I return a personal voicenote coaching you on both content and delivery - how it sounds, whether it lands, and what to adjust before interview day.
A real example of the voicenote feedback you receive.
Written by an ex-Civil Service sifter and interviewer. Every guide gives you the same insight your assessor is using to score you.
Most people fail sift not because they lack experience, but because they are not presenting it in a way a sifter can score. This is a real client review.
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